Judith Cone, M.S.
Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, UNC-Chapel Hill · UNC-Chapel Hill
Putting important ideas to use for the public good
Entrepeneurship Innovation & Economic Development Management & Leadership Humanitarian Affairs Commercialization
Christopher McKinney
Associate Vice-President, Office of Innovation Commercialization · Augusta University
Dr. Christopher McKinney specializes in marketing and commercializing innovative new technologies.
Business Management Innovation Commercialization Entrepreneurship
Niall Wallace
CEO · Infonaut
CEO at Infonaut Inc. - Evidence-based Hospital Infection Control
Infection Control Infectious Diseases Concept to Commercialization Hospital Hand Hygiene Compliance Disease Surveillance
Dr Benz Kotzen
Associate Professor in Landscape Design · University of Greenwich
Dr Kotzen is a chartered landscape architect with more than 30 years’ experience as a consultant and a researcher.
Environmental Noise Green Roofs Plants Landscape Design Arid and Desert Landscapes
Richard Appelbaum, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Globalization; social and ecological sustainability; world-systems theory; the globalization of business and workers' rights
Global Political Economy World Systems Labor Markets and Global Production East Asia and the Global Economy Technology and Development
Joshua E. Perry
Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Josh Perry's expertise is in Ethical and legal commentary and analysis across all professions and industries, especially health care.
Higher Education Professional Responsibility Pharmaceuticals Ethics Health Care
Rebecca J. Slotegraaf
Professor of Marketing · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Professor Slotegraaf's research interests focus generally on marketing strategy and innovation
Marketing Strategy Marketing Capabilities New Product Development Brand Management
Don Duval
Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT
Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship
Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization
Alana Cattapan
Assistant Professor · Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Alana Cattapan researches women's engagement in public policy making, focusing on health and reproductive biotechnologies
Public Policy Reproductive Technologies Women's Health Canadian Politics Feminism & Gender Studies
Dana Beldiman
Professor in Residence/Visiting Professor · UC Hastings College of the Law
Email: beldiman@uchastings.edu
Intellectual Property Law International Transactions Intellectual Property Licensing International and Comparative Intellectual Property Trademark and Unfair Competition
Warren Shiau
Research Vice-President, AI & Analytics · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Warren Shiau is a Research Vice-President, specializing in AI & Analytics at IDC Canada.
Artifical Intelligence Quantitative Surveying Market assessment and segmentation Message and value proposition testing Thought leadership research
Wei-Ning Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Aerosol-enabled technologies towards addressing critical challenges in the sectors of energy, the environment, and human health.
Environmental Science and Technology Heterogeneous Catalysis Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Aerosol science and technology Materials Science and Engineering
Tony Stovall
Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Professor Stovall’s research interests include transformative consumer research, digital marketing and online consumer behavior.
Consumer Identity Online Consumer Behavior Transformative Consumer Research Digital Marketing Urbanism
Lewis Franklin Bost, MBA, IDSA, FAIMBE
Professor | Co-director, VCU Institute for Engineering and Medicine | Bachelor Product Design, NCSU l Masters of Business Administration, UNC · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Bost's research focuses on innovation, device design and development processes
Innovation Device Design Development Processes Entrepreneurial Business Strategy Commercialization
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht
CEO · MaRS
This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies
Venture Capital Management Advanced Technologies Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship & Innovation Innovation & Economic Development
Bjoern Hamberger
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry · Michigan State University
Hamberger's research focuses on the discovery of plant pathways for bioactive diterpenoids found in medicinal plant species.
Synthetic Biology Plant Specialized Metabolites Terpenes
Sasha Kabanov, Ph.D.
Mescal Swaim Ferguson Distinguished Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy · UNC at Chapel Hill
Kabanov has conducted pioneering research that has considerably influenced current ideas and approaches in drug delivery and nanomedicine.
Pharmacology Pharmaceutical Development Chemistry Science Biochemistry
Dr. Eric Leuthardt
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering · Movable Type Management
Who needs hands anyway! Researcher advancing neuroprosthetics is developing medical devices and brain–computer interface technologies
Brain Computer Interfaces Neural Technologies Brain 2.0 Neuroprosthetics Innovation
Lissa Broome, J.D.
Wells Fargo Professor of Banking Law, School of Law & Director, Center for Banking and Finance · UNC at Chapel Hill
Lissa Broome is the Wells Fargo professor of banking law and director of the Center for Banking and Finance.
Banking Law Commercial Law Contracts Corporate Board Diversity Public Policy
Krista Jones
Managing Director, Work & Learning · MaRS Discovery District
Bridging the gaps between people, technology and automation.
Product Marketing Technology Commercialization Technology Strategy Development Enterprise Software Future of Work